[fpc-pascal] Proper preprocessor?

[Florian Klämpfl]

Am 23.06.2018 um 04:30 schrieb Ryan Joseph:
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>> On Jun 23, 2018, at 3:13 AM, Florian Klämpfl <florian at freepascal.org> wrote:
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>> {$macro on}
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>> {$define TypeStr:=specialize _TypeStr}
>>
>> begin
>>   Writeln(TypeStr<TMyRecord>);
>> end.
>>
>>
>> ;)
> 
> You have a good sense of humor about it at least. :)
> 
> So you can in fact print types, albeit with a more verbose syntax and by using another meta-programming tactic, e.g. generics.
> 

Nobody said meta-programming is bad. But the right approach should be used.